SQL Injection Affecting phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq package, versions <4.1.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-PHPMYFAQPHPMYFAQ-20186909
  • published28 Sept 2026
  • disclosed24 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-56738  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-89  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq to version 4.1.6 or higher.

Overview

phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to SQL Injection in the add function. An attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands by submitting crafted input as the word parameter in the stop-word management feature. This is only exploitable if the attacker has authenticated administrator access to the application.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1